crooks. Placement and attachment are excellent. The type is informal. Intermezzo 
is strong and healthy and is a tall grower, 52 to 55 inches or more. It blooms from 
any size bulb and when cut, opens up well in water. Having excellent substance and 
great decorative value, we believe it will prove to be a fine commercial. On the show 
table it will do well in its class. It makes plenty of bulblets which germinate readily 
and grow strongly. As Seedling 3513, given Award of Merit, West Virginia Society 
trial garden 1940. Award of Merit, Empire State Society, 1941. Best seedling spike 
in the show, Pennsylvania Society Show, Johnstown, Pa., 1941. (90 days). 
MARION PEARL (Benedict) (Pearl of California x Picardy). This large formal 
type gladiolus is light salmon in color shading to a lighter throat, without markings. 
It opens up to nine florets at a time on a 55-inch spike which does not crook and which 
carries from 18 to 21 buds. It has wide open, somewhat ruffled, 6-inch florets which 
stand heat well. Because of the size of the florets and the large number cpen it has 
great possibilities as a show flower. In addition, it is most promising as a commercial 
cut flower. Its only apparent fault is that the lower floret is sometimes misplaced. 
Granted N. E. G. S. Award of Merit 1942. We helped to introduce this variety in 1943. 
Only large and medium bulbs are offered for sale. Sales will be limited to 10 bulbs 
to a customer. 
MOTHER KADEL (Kadel) (Picardy x Spray of Gold) Medium yellow, slightly 
deeper in color than Mary Damaris. Entirely clear self color without marking or 
the slightest bit of foreign color even in its deepest throat. Opens 5 to 7 florets 
with 5 additional buds showing color. It makes a tall spike which does not crook. 
Placement and attachment are excellent. When cut it opens up well and is a good 
keeper. It is the best commercial cut flower yellow that we have seen. We helped 
introduce this variety for Mr. Kadel in 1941. While this variety has made a great 
record as a show flower, it will make even greater achievements as a commercial cut 
flower. Award of Merit, Maryland trial garden, 1942. (90 days.) 
PINK RADIANCE (Quackenbush) (Picardy x Minuet). Pure light pink without 
marking except a very inconspicuous touch of carmine deep in the throat. Six to eight 
wide open florets of good size on a tall spike which never crooks. The spike is graceful. 
Excellent placement and attachment. Sixteen to eighteen buds. It is a vigorous grower, 
producing plenty of bulblets which germinate well. Introduced in 1941. It will go far 
as a show flower. However, its greatest potential value is as a commercial cut flower. 
It makes nice spikes from any size bulb, and opens up well in water when cut. Award 
of Merit at West Virginia trial garden 1941 and by E. S. G. 8. in 1942. . The blooming 
period is 90 days. 
RETAIL PRICE LIST 

Bulblets 
Per large Med. Small Per 
ABE (Ellis) Apricot salmon blended with 2 .20 pkt. WAU 
orange. Much like Betty Nuthall but larger, 10 80 
deeper in color and better. 
ALADDIN (Palmer) Bright beautiful salmon 3 25 5-20 pkt. 20 
with large cream blotch. Attractively 10 .70 40 
waved. A very fine variety. 
ALGONQUIN (Palmer) Brilliant glowing 2 Wali Sei = As 
scarlet with large wide open blooms. Award ORL 00 .60 40 
of merit C. G. S. One of the best scarlets. 
ALSACE (Benedict) Beautiful buff apricot 1 iD) AS oD) 10 25 
color. Petals a bit fluted and of heavy 105-7 52.00) 9 e160 sale 2 0 ae 0 mete 3 
texture. A fine, tall growing, large deco- 
rative with many open. 
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